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City of Los Angeles Approves New Ordinances to Encourage Housing Development

Allen Matkins on 6/20/2025

California’s housing crisis has necessitated innovative legislative solutions at the state and local level to increase the supply of affordable housing across the state. Cities are required by state law to plan for a...more

Approved: San Francisco Legislation Intended to Streamline Housing Production

Allen Matkins on 12/19/2023

On December 14, 2023, Mayor Breed approved “Housing Constraints Legislation” passed by the City and County of San Francisco (City) Board of Supervisors, which is intended to streamline housing production, as required by the...more

SB 10 to Facilitate Upzonings, But Does Not Include CEQA Exemption for Corresponding Projects

Holland & Knight LLP on 9/21/2021

California Senate Bill (SB) 10, which Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law on Sept. 16, 2021, and will take effect on Jan. 1, 2022, provides that local agencies may adopt an ordinance to allow up to 10 dwelling units on any...more

PublicCEO: BB&K Municipal Law Team Discusses New Public Agency Laws - Part 2

Best Best & Krieger LLP on 2/14/2020

Land Use, Telecommunications, Environmental and More - As noted in Part I of this two-part series, California lawmakers passed a number of new laws last year that greatly impact how public agencies serve their...more

Newly Adopted California Housing Laws – Assembly Bill 1485 Streamlining the Permit Process for Housing Developments

Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 11/19/2019

On January 1, 2020, several housing-related bills recently signed into law by the Governor take effect. We will explain the upcoming changes in housing law through a series of updates. Our first update provided information...more

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